A few years ago, author Ellen Kushner lead a conversation about the metaphors we use for the creative process.  Many of the women (and maybe even a few of the men) compared the creation of a novel to having a baby. You hear this metaphor a lot.  Long incubation period, sense of something growing that [...]

Welcome Susan Gibberman, Head of Reader Services at the Schaumburg Township District Library in Schaumburg, IL. She was also named the 2008 Libarian of the Year by the Romance Writers of America. Kindles versus Libraries – One librarian’s perspective I appreciate the opportunity given to me by Patricia Rosemoor to blog here today on the [...]

For those who don’t already know, I met my husband, novelist Gordon Aalborg, through the NINC loop (on line). Gordon lived in Tasmania, I lived in Colorado Springs. We decided to collaborate on a romatic suspense and fell in love. I flew to Australia to meet-for the first time-the man who had successfully wooed me with [...]

(Adapted from Rejection, Romance, & Royalties: The Wacky World of a Working Writer) A copy editor’s job is to correct errors in grammar, spelling, usage, consistency, and continuity, and to ensure that a writer’s manuscript adheres to the publishing house’s standard style choices in terms of spelling and punctuation.  Obviously, this is an important function, [...]